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Nov
13
2021
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By Troy Warren
Phoenix: Grant Woods hailed as an authentic Arizona voice at memorial service

Phoenix: Grant Woods hailed as an authentic Arizona voice at memorial service

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Mary Jo Pitzl | Arizona Republic Troy Warren for PhoenixNewsAndTalk.Com   Grant Woods was remembered Friday as an authentic Arizonan, whose passions ran from sports to civil rights, music to impish pranks. The former attorney general was “a white John Lewis,” the Rev. Warren Stewart Sr. said as he opened a two-hour service attended by judges, attorneys, former governors and friends accumulated across his colorful lifetime. "Grant Woods was a white John Lewis, yes, a white John Lewis," said Stewart, who chaired the 1990 campaign that established a state Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, a cause Woods championed. Stewart recalled the…
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Oct
24
2021
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By Troy Warren
Phoenix: Grant Woods, former Arizona attorney general, dies at 67

Phoenix: Grant Woods, former Arizona attorney general, dies at 67

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Craig Harris | Maria Polletta | Arizona Republic Troy Warren for PhoenixNewsAndTalk.Com #EditorsPicks   Former Arizona Attorney General Grant Woods, the prosecutor and politician who frequently broke with his longtime party to support Democratic candidates and causes, died Saturday from a heart attack. He was 67 years old. “I am so proud of the man he was, public servant, advocate for the everyday person, lover of music and stories and sports. He made me a better person. I can’t even fathom our lives without him. But we are strong, and a close family and we will work hard to honor his life,"…
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Oct
10
2021
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By Troy Warren
Phoenix: Metro Phoenix’s home prices poised to hit new record. Where are they climbing the fastest?

Phoenix: Metro Phoenix’s home prices poised to hit new record. Where are they climbing the fastest?

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Catherine Reagor | Arizona Republic Troy Warren for PhoenixNewsAndTalk.Com #RealEstate   Metro Phoenix’s hot housing market cooled a few degrees during the summer, but prices are climbing again. The Valley’s median home price is expected to have hit $410,000 in September and climb to a new record of $415,000 by mid-October, according to the Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service’s analysis of pending sales. The price increases are coming even as the supply of homes for sale continued to tick up and sales dipped slightly in August. That combination of slowing indicators had been keeping the Phoenix-area median home price hovering around $405,000…
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Oct
10
2021
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By Troy Warren
Phoenix: Use Sky Harbor airport to pay down Phoenix’s pension debt? The idea might just fly

Phoenix: Use Sky Harbor airport to pay down Phoenix’s pension debt? The idea might just fly

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Leonard Gilroy | AZCentral.Com Troy Warren for PhoenixNewsAndTalk.Com #Business   Despite a booming economy and recovering tax revenues, Phoenix remains awash in nearly $5 billion in unfunded pension liabilities. This pension debt acts as a fiscal albatross, forcing the city to dedicate approximately $400 million of its budget toward pension costs and related debt service each year. The concern even prompted a citizens initiative two years ago that would have frozen most new city spending until the debt is paid down, but voters rejected the idea of constraining spending on city programs to focus on pension debt reduction. At the City Council’s direction, city staff are…
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Aug
08
2021
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Phoenix: This is how Arizona colleges and universities plan to tackle COVID-19, given state limitations

Phoenix: This is how Arizona colleges and universities plan to tackle COVID-19, given state limitations

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Alison Steinbach | Arizona Republic Troy Warren for PhoenixNewsAndTalk.Com #COVID-19   As Arizona universities and colleges get ready to welcome students back for the fall semester, they also face a challenge: How to combat COVID-19 on campus while complying with the state's rules that restrict their methods. Schools like Arizona State University had planned to require masks and twice-weekly tests for unvaccinated students, but the governor and lawmakers barred them from taking such action. Now, the public universities are focusing their efforts on encouraging students to get the COVID-19 vaccine byraffling off prizes like scholarship money, gift cards and show tickets and by making vaccines…
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Aug
07
2021
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By Troy Warren
Phoenix: Official – Phoenix Suns re-sign Chris Paul, Cameron Payne

Phoenix: Official – Phoenix Suns re-sign Chris Paul, Cameron Payne

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Duane Rankin | Arizona Republic Troy Warren for PhoenixNewsAndTalk.Com   Phoenix Suns begin officially announcing their free agent signings with the biggest one. Chris Paul. The Suns and the 11-time NBA All-Star have a agreed to a four-year deal worth up to $120 million, league sources informed The Republic on Monday when teams could begin negotiating with free agents. Paul declined a $44.2-million player option to become an unrestricted free agent, thus leading to the 16-year veteran agreeing to a multiyear contract. In his first season in Phoenix a trade with Oklahoma City, Paul led the Suns to the NBA Finals…
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Aug
07
2021
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By Troy Warren
Phoenix: Arizona state senator accused of sexual conduct with minor

Phoenix: Arizona state senator accused of sexual conduct with minor

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By The Associated Press Troy Warren for PhoenixNewsAndTalk.Com PHOENIX — Democratic Arizona state Sen. Tony Navarrete has been arrested on suspicion of charges accusing him of sexual conduct with a minor, police said Friday. Police received a report Wednesday about sexual contact that allegedly occurred in 2019. Navarrete, who represents a west Phoenix district, was arrested Thursday after detectives interviewed a juvenile victim and witnesses, police said in a statement. Navarrete, 35, was booked into jail on suspicion of charges that included multiple counts of sexual conduct with a minor, the statement said. Navarrete did not immediately respond to email and…
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Aug
05
2021
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Phoenix: Innovative technology and service solutions for confronting a pandemic

Phoenix: Innovative technology and service solutions for confronting a pandemic

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By Cemile Kavountzis, for STChealth Troy Warren for PhoenixNewsAndTalk.Com #covid-19 #business Innovation and empowerment in company culture create a great place to work. The lifesaving practice of vaccination is often traced back to Edward Jenner, an English country doctor who performed the first vaccine for small pox in 1796. However, there is evidence of vaccine research as far back as the 1500s. Today, vaccines are preventative care targeting preventable diseases, such as measles and whooping cough. There have been many milestones in the battle against devastating illnesses. Looking back, the U.S. had successfully eradicated small pox by 1949, a disease which continued…
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Aug
05
2021
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Phoenix: Hundreds of COVID-19 safety complaints were filed in Arizona. Only 1% led to citations

Phoenix: Hundreds of COVID-19 safety complaints were filed in Arizona. Only 1% led to citations

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Rebekah L. Sanders, Arizona Republic Troy Warren for PhoenixNewsAndTalk.Com #covid-19 More than 300 complaints reported COVID-19 safety problems in workplaces, but Arizona regulators cited three companies for virus-related violations. More than 300 Arizonans reported COVID-19 safety problems in their workplaces in the first 12 months of the pandemic, but state regulators cited only three companies for pandemic-related violations, according to public records obtained by The Arizona Republic. The fines ranged from $900 to $3,000. Few workplaces were inspected. The Arizona Division of Occupational Safety and Health closed about seven out of eight cases with no site visit after employers described their compliance…
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Aug
02
2021
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Phoenix: Ranks No. 4 in nation for rental scams.

Phoenix: Ranks No. 4 in nation for rental scams.

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Catherine Reagor | Arizona Republic Troy Warren for PhoenixNewsAndTalk.Com   Alex McCarthy started checking out rentals in Tempe when she decided to move from Los Angeles earlier this year. She found a two-bedroom, two-bath condo with new appliances including a washer and dryer that was close to the freeways and light rail. The monthly rent was $1,450, about $500 less than her rent in California for a one-bedroom apartment. McCarthy jumped on it and signed a lease without seeing the home in person. After opening the door to the Tempe condo a few weeks later, she was angry. The second bedroom…
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